Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-06-20
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SOUTH DAKOTA.


SOUTH DAKOTA.
A Newspaper .Wanderer In the Realm
of Growing Crops-some or the Cities
of the S0uth.
Dakota department ST. Paul Pioneer
Press: A visit to south Dakota more
than ever imrresses one with the fact
that this is to be a gals year in the his
tory OF the territory. Never have the
crops promised 80 uniformly we'll; never
have the people generally been SO en-.
Iconraged. Unless some untoward acct
dent occurs Dakota will take a stride
ahead this year that will place her ct the
mead OF all agricultural states OF the
union. From La Monse south through
Columbia. Aberdeen. Athol, Radtield,
Huron, Madison, Flandreau, Centre
willie, Sioux Falls, Canton, Yankton and
back by Scotland, Mitchell, Ashton-in
fact through oil sections of south Da-
kota--immense crops are promised, and
faces are bright with anticipation. Da-
kota is to-day the garden spot of the
union. And not only are the crops in
perfect condition but the thousands of
sleek cattle grazing along the various
lines OF railroad show that stock raising
is fast becoming almost as important as
the cultivation of the soil. We repeat
what has been said so often in these
columns, Dakota will soon be recognized
as the agricultural paradise Of th 8
country.
The trip from north to south Dakota
would amount to very little nov if the
trains made close connection, or if Sleep
ing cars we're furnished to avoid the
break at Cakes. As it is, one must sit up
until after one O'clock and get up at $50
IN the morning, whlch is not exactly
pleasant I. This inconvenience ia avoided
however, on trains going north. Cakes
has q new, clean, bright hotel, with q
fair tabls and good beds. But one thing
strikes q guest exceedingly queer.
Though the house is built out on the
prairie, alone and disconnected from any
ether building, there are q large mum
Der OF s.inside' rooms without even "a
window looking into o court. On hot
night these come about as near being an
oven as n wants to find in this life.
The road south from Cakes lies
through q lovely country. Smart little
towns are springing up every few miles
and the prairie is fast becoming dotted
with farm houses. Columbia, now the
Icounty seat of Brown county, is delight
fully located. Hhe James river broadens
at this point into o lake half a mile wide
or more, which winds around the town
in a natural valley Of much loneliness,
Columbia looks prosperous, notwith-
standing he impending danger OF los
ing the county seat, and the health of
the citizens / saw did not appear to be
affected BY the approaching calamity.
kedfeld. is not growing very fast, but it
looks healthy and Q number OF buildings,
some OF them ef large size, are going up.
The country tributary to this place is
bound to make it a constantly growing
and trading center.
Aberdeen is simply going ahead as it
has continued to go since its foundation,
and exhibits the most marked signs of
prosperity. A number OF we'll known
newspaper men have located here of late
including Shaw and Plummer, both
with wide regulations. Maj. Barrett, OF
the Republican DEM does Gov. Church
and Treasurer Raymond great iniuatiee
in suggesting, as he does in q late letter,
that tho former has been induced to re-
tain the latter in office for o %peeuniary
consideration. There are several reg-
sons why Gov. Church should have re-
tanned the present incumbent, and one
OF them is that the finances OF the terri
tory demanded ii. Until the large fnan-
oial transactions are entirely closed up
there should be 40 change, and we dc
not believe there will be. In all the i'm.
portant Offices Of the territory there ie
but one republican, and this is giving
1.-THE majority only what wss given the
minority under o republican COVER
nor. AT some future period
when il can be done fairly, With,
out friction; and IN justice tt
himself and the public business, Gov
Church may make q change; but thai
time is not low. Whatever INST causes
of complaint there may be against the
lgovernor, Maj. Barrett naay be assured
that this is not one, and we believe he il
too fais-minded q man to accuse Rny
person OF improper conduct when once
convinced that such accusation is unde
gerved.
Huron has not,been at the front quite
as positively in the past year as before.
but it 10 preparing to enter the list
stronger than aver. It is not q town o
one avenue, but has numerous business
streetB with blocks that would be
oredis to any city. The day the write
WIS Eu6E6 LIE RKbuu ACuB6 WINS AL HtHblCl
and the hotels were crowded. TIL,
place is SO central that it ia q favorit,
place for conventions, and something o.
the kind is held there almost every week
All the way from Huron to Siou,
Falls one passes through prospsrou!
villages, and ell, with scarcely. an OK.
ception. give tokens Of prosperity
Sioux Falls is booming, Of course. but o
that more hereafter. Three of the bes
e am moi sure OF tho best) newspaper
in the territory are published here. Tbt
Press ard the Argus. both deilies, ant
the Bell, published by Glover q Carru.h
end fast gaining o national reputation
and circulation as the literary and funn,
!, paper Of the west. The Press will 500
begin the erection OF q building of il
own which will be an ornament to th
town and 8 tribute to the t~ireless energ,
and business sagacity OF the proprietorE
Messrs. Caldwell & Bliss.
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